ABOUT

While based in the Tunbridge Wells area Chris was Men’s Champion Point-to-Point rider for the South East no fewer than seven times and rode 150 winners in all, while Jenny was Ladies’ Champion rider in the same region five times, with 50 wins, and also South East Champion Trainer on four occasions. They are the only husband and wife to have ridden in the same race over the Grand National fences, or so they believe.

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Much of the Gordons’ success has come with inexpensive horses, and Chris puts that down to years of judging show hunters at big shows including Horse of the Year Show, Royal International and Royal Windsor.

Paul Nicholls has also proved a great source. Remiluc, who won a competitive handicap hurdle at Cheltenham and finished second in the County Hurdle, was bought privately from Nicholls, as were Lightentertainment, who won five of his first ten races for the stable, and Sea Wall, who has more than paid his way.

Remiluc’s 2018 Festival second was an obvious highlight, and the stable’s five winners from five runners 12 months earlier, three of them at Plumpton and two at Stratford, was another.

Having shown time and again what they can do with bread and butter handicappers, the Gordons are on the lookout for a class act to take them to the next level. Highway One O One looks a likely candidate, and others are making their way through the ranks.

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